These books are Ok for High School with a Little Help
Although written for an adult audience, these books are readable by high school students. Personally, I began reading many of them by the time I was in the 10th grade. They are all entertaining, but do require the reader to visualize the scene mentally. Discussion among peers, viewing quality sf movies and tv series and discussion with a teacher helps the student gain the experience needed to conceptualize an unknown environment based on the written word.
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for the Gold Star. It marks the books I really enjoyed.
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gold star used in a row marked with the Parental
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the parental screening.
I tend to divide science fiction into these categories:
.(1) writen
by scientists and engineers 
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(2) writen by journalists, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists
(3) military science fiction writen by former military
(4) military science fiction writen by a historian or social science major
(5) other or not sure
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all books listed by the author and loved them all.
These have been read and approved by at least one teacher for use with secondary students, especially those that are used to the range of subject matter covered on prime time network television. Look for comments about the need for parent approval if violence or mild profanity is excessive or if sexual themes are involved. These books should not cantain excessive and graphic or gratuitous violence, extensive profanity, or overt sexual scenes and adult sexual delimmas.
Look for this stamp. It marks books that I enjoyed, and that contains topics for use in teaching, but would want to ask local parents about before assigning it to my students.
- politics
- sociology
- technology
- semiotics
- ecological stress
- adaptation
- seasons/cycles
- relativity
- stellar evolution
- Big Bang
- astronomy
- cosmology
- sociology and politics
- sociology
- technology
- sociology
- technology
- sociology
- technology
- chemistry
- problem solving
- scientific method/thinking
- sociology
- computers
- problem solving
- history
- logical paradoxes
- history
- sociology
- technology
- technology
- scientific method/thinking
- problem solving
- sociology
- technology
- scientific method/thinking
- sociology
- technology
- scientific method/thinking
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- scientific method/thinking
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- technology
- scientific method/thinking
- problem solving
- biology
- chemistry
- sociology
- technology
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- sociology
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- military logic/comedy
- robotics
- sociology
- computers
- problem solving
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- technology
- problem solving
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- technology
- problem solving
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- technology
- problem solving
- linguistics
- sociology
- technology
- geology
- problem solving
- anthropology
- technology
- physics
- problem solving
- sociology
- technology
- medicine
- genetic engineering
- problem solving
- sociology
- technology
- sociology
- computers
- problem solving
- politics
- sociology
- technology
- politics
- sociology
- technology
- politics
- sociology
- technology
- sociology
- physics
- geology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- sociology
- physics
- geology
- astronomy
- problem solving
contained in EHC- 3
- sociology
- physics
- geology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- adaptation
contained in both EHC- 3 and in HP
- sociology
- physics
- genetics
- technology
- ecology
- evolution
- problem solving
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- physics
- geology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
contained in both EHC- 3 and in HP
- anthropology
- ecology
- sociology
- commensalism
- psychology
- problem solving
- commensalism
- psychology
- problem solving
- sociology
- physics
- biology
- genetics
- ecology
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- physics
- biology
- medicine
- technology
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- ecology
- technology
- critical thinking
- scientific thinking
- philosophy of science
nanotechnology
- sociology
- anthropology
- math
- physics
- geology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- anthropology
- medicine
- technology
- math
- physics
- geology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- linguistics
- biology
- ecology
- adaptation
- technology
- problem solving
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- linguistics
- biology
- adaptation
- technology
- problem solving
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- linguistics
- ecology
- adaptation
- technology
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- linguistics
- biology
- technology
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- biology
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- technology
- problem solving
- sociology
- linguistics
- computers
- ecology
- technology
- problem solving
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- linguistics
- biology
- ecology
- adaptation
- technology
- problem solving
some
obscenities
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- linguistics
- biology
- ecology
- adaptation
- technology
- problem solving
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most for violence and adult sexual situations.
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the book requires no screening and is ok.kthe
star that indicates took requires
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- technology
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- technology
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- sociology
- physics
- time
- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- linguistics
- biology
- adaptation
- technology
- problem solving
- sociology
- ecology
- history
- problem solving
- scientific thinking/lack of
- sociology
- physics
- military strategy/logic
- problem solving
Omnibus of 5 novels about a warrior of great powers. Only the last is too violent, although others deal with war.
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- military logic
- problem solving
Omnibus of 4 novels.
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- military logic
- problem solving
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- military logic
- problem solving
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- military logic
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- astronomy
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- astronomy
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- astronomy
- military logic
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Omnibus of 3 novels with McCafferty and others.
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- sociology
- biology
- linguistics
- geology
- technology
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- adaptation
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- adaptation
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- sociology
- archetecture
- technology
- sociology
- psychology
- sociology
- biology
- linguistics
- geology
- technology
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- biology
- geology
- medicine
- limits
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- biology
- geology
- medicine
- limits
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- biology
- geology
- medicine
- limits
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- physics
- logic and paradox
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
an omnibus of all the paratime cop set by Piper
- sociology
- anthropology
- physics
- chemistry
- biology
- geology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
anathology of short stories
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- geology/geography
- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
- sociology
- physics
- technology
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- astronomy
- problem solving
- scientific thinking
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- linguistics
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- military logic
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- problem solving
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- astronomy
- technology
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- sociology
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- problem solving
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- sociology
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Screen
most for the violence of war and the occasional mild obscenity.
Look for the star that indicates the book requires
no screening and is ok.
- sociology
- physics
- technology
- problem solving
- military logic
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- ecology
- technology
- problem solving
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- ecology
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- biology
- ecology
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